Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

In the counseling world today understanding psychodynamic approaches is more crucial than ever in the assessment and treatment of any psychological issue. Psychodynamic approaches such as Individual therapy, analytical therapy and psychoanalysis are similar in many ways but also differ based on the individuals own perception and circumstances. I will discuss the similarities as well difference’s and why these forms of therapy are critical in the assessment and treatment of clients.

Based on the information obtained from the intake clinical interview by client Paul Repko, there is some evidence that could potentially define his symptoms as a mental disorder. First, there is some dysfunctional behavior as Paul notices that his attitude as a new divorce is affecting his ability to maintain relationships. Also, his state has caused Paul some distress causing him anxieties in several aspects of his life: financially, romantically and emotionally. Even his loved ones are noticing an increase in aggression since the divorce, especially towards different female characters in his life such as his sister and current girlfriend. Additionally, there is some sense of deviance and dangerousness due to Paul expressing his idea of discipline as a physical punishment, which is not socially acceptable and can potentially turn into abuse. For all these reasons, Paul came voluntarily to overcome his irritability and anxiety he has been experiencing more lately.

This interaction between the therapist and client led to a significant intervention. When Perls asks Gloria what her foot is doing she laughs quite a bit and says that she's afraid that he's going to notice everything that she does. Perls intervenes by pointing out that Gloria is laughing (which is incongruent with what she is saying and feeling). These and many other behaviors lead Perls to confront Gloria by calling her a phony. It is at this point that Gloria expresses her feelings in a genuine way. She expresses verbally that she is angry and she behaves as though she is angry. This is the first time during the session that her affect is congruent with her mood. This is a perfect example of what Corey meant when he wrote "[Perls] was a master at intentionally frustrating clients to enhance their awareness (2009, p. 200).

In this chapter, author talks about one of his patient Mr. L, who suffered from severe depression that was causing him to maintain healthy relationship with women. He had been unfaithful to his wife and he seems to be disconnected with his children he don’t feel any attachment with them. After talking about his past, he finally realizes the dream that was haunting him for ages. He regained his ability to love and changed his character due to psychoanalysis that is in fact a neuroplastic therapy.

There are several factors that contributed to the length of therapy. First, the referred patient, Melvin Frankl, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. He was described by the therapist as “seriously disturbed.” Melvin had delusions and “word salad” speech. In the first year of therapy, Melvin filled every conversational space with “nonsense factoids, cliches, and redundancies.” As far as the reader knows, the therapist did not attempt to control Melvin’s “word salad” until 1990, six years after Melvin’s first visit. When asking Melvin what he wanted to get from counseling, he responded with ambitious goals. He wanted a high school diploma, he wanted to get married, and go to college. Melvin have goals that would require hard work, time, and patience. Another reason therapy took so long could have been from the number of physical and mental disabilities the family had. As I’ve already mentioned, Melvin was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which could have been genetically acquired. Melvin’s father, Jacob, was fearful of the military, which he believed was in cahoots with other federal agencies. In particular, he believed the FBI was searching his garbage for evidence. This is a sign that not only is Melvin experiencing delusions but so is his father. Margot, Jacob’s second wife, suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes, and migraines. These mental and physical disturbances needed to be address by a psychiatrist and/or medical doctor, which meant that not all of the

Depression is a symptom of a clear reluctance, lack of will and ability of man to get himself. The will of life is the energy that helps throughout a lifetime, the power that drives everything and everyone. No motivation and no desire for anything engine. Person who is in a state of depression, as he lost his motivation and energy to function in daily life in general. Such a reluctance may be due to many different reasons a person's various levels. Depression is characterized by a number of common symptoms, feelings of sadness, or feeling down in the dumps. It can leave you feeling continuously, like having the joy of life ripped away from you. To understand the on goings in the mind of the depressed and to find the source of the issue to resolve what are the of depression is problematic. Depression is a growing issue, while

I later read that Gloria had been receiving REB Therapy for some years, which for me did affect the credibility of the series of films. That Gloria felt empowered to proposition her own doctor that she fancied struck me as being ethically unsound. Especially in terms of the client’s expectations: ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’ Well, what about rejection, humiliation, embarrassment, being shown the door, referral for psychiatric help, needing to find a new doctor. Moreover, if her doctor had accepted the proposition, then what? A fling, breach of his code of ethics, being struck off, family break-up and where would Gloria’s self esteem be? In addition, what of her future? Another in a string of casual affairs – of higher social status, granted, but little else of value or progress or self-improvement. This did not ring true as being beneficial to the client in the long run. Taking it further, imagine Gloria telling the doctor that her therapist had told her to do this! This whole over-the-top methodology did

Ray rushed downstairs with Casey following. He gave her a peck on the forehead and picked up his wallet on the way out. She stood on the veranda waving goodbye with an inkling of guilt for not telling him about her appointment that morning. With his natural skepticism, he would have tried to discourage her from going.

Due to the broad spectrum of interests in psychology, psychologists have created a various and diverse explanation. In this essay, we will discuss how the three different disorders are explained psychologically. The three disorders that will be explained are schizophrenia, depression, and eating disorders. The treatments for all these disorders will be explored as well. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the different treatments given for depression will be considered.

Your post made me think about R. D. Laing’s (1959/1965) thesis, which places emphasis on treating people who has psychotic symptoms

Among these therapeutic approaches are the psychodynamic approach and the existential approach. An example of existential approach psychotherapy is the person-centred therapy that was introduced by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. Person-centred therapy (PCT) focuses on the quality of the person-to-person therapeutic relationship; it places faith and gives responsibility to the client in dealing with problems and concerns (Corey, 2009, p. 30). On the other hand, for the psychodynamic approach, Sigmund Freud, the core founder of this approach developed psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a therapy aimed to treat mental disorder. It is a set of techniques for treating the unconscious causes of mental disorders; as well as to explain the underlying factors of how human personality and abnormality develop from childhood (Corey, 2009, p. 30). This paper examines the similarities and differences between psychoanalytic therapy and

While “Psychotherapy is the Practice of Psychology” is eloquently argued and formally presented, the need for such a rigid presentation of this proposition is perplexing. The argument for the priority of psychotherapy and the benefits of integration should be self-evident. The history of the field of psychology and several of the theories used within it should make such a statement of principle unnecessary. In

Therapy is the one of the means to help people treated from their mental and emotional problem through a series of interaction with the therapist and client. The therapist must have a professional skill about to use different method of therapy to help the client face and solve their own problem more effectively. Every therapy has different characteristics, also has their advantages and shortcomings. In this essay, I would like to compare and contrast psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy to find out the difference about their concept and process of therapy.

    The ending of Seize the Day is ironic and revealing about the theme of the entire novella.  When Tommy Wilhelm inadvertently attends a funeral for a stranger, he begins to sob uncontrollably at the sight of the unknown corpse.  It is a painful reminder of his own mortality and a cathartic release of emotion he has been building up over the downward spiraling course of his life.  However, it is ironic because Tommy is the only one at the funeral who is expressing such emotion and it makes others in attendance believe he must have been very close to the deceased to be so devastated.  In other words, no one is crying for the dead man, not even Tommy, but Tommy is crying for himself.

This movie brings out some interesting facts about psychoanalysis. Doctors in this field are different from others because they attempt to have rationale on the irrationality of emotions. The main aim is to analyze why behaviors deviate from the normal norm. This film shows a main idea of clinical psychology. People can go through profound amount of suffering which from outside sources or self-imposed. This movie successfully brings out the depth of emotional suffering that one can go through and brings out therapy in action. Cronenberg brings out the extent of sufferings that a patient goes through. Sabina’s behavior is seen moving from relative calmness into a violent behavior. Her eyes are seen poping out of her head, her limbs convulse, and her jaw spasms in a non-human way. Her mind tortures her in a way that this manifests physically. Dr. Jung uses his treatment “talking cure” to help Sabina find out the source of her hysteria. This treatment helps her answer the question why her mind is torturing